Busting Through Treatment Resistance with Ketamine - HPP 46 The Higher Practice Podcast for Optimal Mental Health

In this podcast, Dr. Will Van Derveer, founder and Medical Director of the Integrative Psychiatric Healing Center, shares his knowledge about Ketamine and its clinical uses in a psychiatric context. Ketamine has a long history in medicine, however, it is only recently that its healing benefits for treatment-resistant psychiatric patients are being discovered. When correctly used, it has been found to literally create breakthroughs for people with treatment-resistant depression, PTSD, suicidality, and OCD.
Dr. Van Derveer explains the history and psychopharmacology of this medicine, and how it’s being administered in a clinical setting. He elaborates on what it’s like for a patient to under this treatment, how psychotherapy comes into play, an exploration into how it dissolves the ego defenses, and the deeper revelations a patient can have during the process.
In this episode you’ll learn:
Why ketamine works on treatment resistant patients How ketamine is administered Current research on ketamine The ego and how it is impacted by ketamine assisted psychotherapy The benefits from ketamine assisted psychotherapy Why psychotherapy is so important in conjunction with Ketamine usage What can really happen in a single session Visit www.higherpractice.com/podcast to get the show notes and to learn more about Dr. Will Van Derveer.